by Lion Feuchtwanger · Aufbau Tb · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783746656151
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«Die Jüdin von Toledo» is the historical novel by Lion Feuchtwanger, published by Aufbau Tb in paperback (511 pages, in German).
In medieval Spain, King Alfonso VIII of Castile falls in love with Raquel, daughter of the Jewish minister Jehuda Ibn Esra. What begins as a political gesture in favour of coexistence becomes a shared passion, while the people see Raquel as a queen and religious tensions lead to a war whose consequences are attributed to the Jews.
«Die Jüdin von Toledo» was originally published in 1955 and forms volume 9 of the Feuchtwanger GW in Einzelbänden series.
A read for those who enjoy historical fiction and classics of German literature set in medieval Spain.
Lion Feuchtwanger was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt Brecht.
